The foolproof recipe for personal redemption and perfect love…

Take:

One former rock musician

One almost-MBA turned cooking school student

Add two heaping spoonfuls (each) of:

responsibility

familial obligation

regret

And a dash of:

misunderstanding (optional)

Stir together in:

one small Vermont town

Season with:

friends

family

foes

and one large ginger feline

Garnish with:

validation

laughter

just deserts (also desserts)

Simmer for one entire summer before serving up a delicious (well-deserved) HEA. Bon Appetit!

When ghostwriter Maz Amani inherits a house from an uncle he's never heard of, he offers heartfelt thanks to the universe, packs up his car, his cat, and his skepticism about mysterious uncles leaving all their worldly goods to unknown nephews, and high-tails it to a small town halfway to the Oregon coast.

Anything would be better than week after week of couch surfing his way around Portland. Even if the alleged house is a rundown shack ridden with termites, spiders, and—shudder—rats, he'll deal. Because hey, he owns a house!

And when his legacy turns out to be a pristine Queen Anne beauty with nary a termite, spider, or rat in sight, he's ready to stand the universe unlimited vodka shots.

Except not so fast.

Because instead, his house is ridden with something a little more on-brand for a place called Ghost…